“This was the worst-case scenario. This was the hardest decision I ever made. The heinousness of a rape is a horrible thing. But I don’t think you should punish a child for the sins of the father.”

Gene Herr
Pharmacist who was fired by a Denton drugstore after he refused to fill a rape victim's morning-after pill prescription.
(The Washington Post/RNS)

“Churches have figured out what I have known all along—people are not giving because they don’t have money to give. When the collection plate goes by, they are thinking, ‘I know I should give, but then I can’t pay the light bill.’”

Dave Ramsey
Christian financial adviser, on why many Christians do not give more generously to their churches (RNS)

“People admire what we do, but they would prefer to worship at a Baptist church or a Presbyterian church or that megachurch that’s in their neighborhood. They’ll donate money to us and volunteer to help, but they don’t want to worship with us on Sunday mornings.”

Maj. George Hood
Community relations officer for the Salvation Army, noting the organization is a church as well as a charity (Scripps Howard News Service/RNS)